Example sentences of "[be] not given to " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can thank whatever devils they happen to worship that I have much gentleness in my soul and am not given to vituperation or excessive polemic . |
| 2 | So it is hardly surprising that the place has bred a line of hardy , taciturn beings who , accustomed from birth to fighting the elements simply to survive , are not given to public demonstrations of any kind of emotion . |
| 3 | ‘ Such talents and indomitable spirit are not given to all of us . |
| 4 | In Tolkien 's poem , accordingly , the words are not given to Beorhtwold but form part of a dream dreamt by the poet Torhthelm : |
| 5 | Japan 's big firms are not given to sacking workers publicly . |
| 6 | One of the difficulties he acknowledges is that the Irish are not given to fighting ‘ civilised ’ battles on a properly organised battle field . |
| 7 | I should prefer that the appointments are not given to the governors of the banks of individual member states . |
| 8 | As her swing got better and better , so she revealed an attitude and inner calm which are not given to very many . |
| 9 | Some premises are not given to be divided and therefore an absolute prohibition on subletting or charging of part may be appropriate and acceptable . |
| 10 | I 'm not given to making guesses . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm not given to prudery , but at the thought of some poor woman in the Clerical Grade being allowed to read this … this … whatever it is , I feel a flush of pure shame inside my beard . |
| 12 | The number of peoples in the world who knew of these advantages and nevertheless persisted in rejecting them were few : to do so required a tenacity of purpose , an indifference to wealth and comfort which were not given to many . |
| 13 | Elevenses were not given to clerks then . |
| 14 | They were not given to silly pranks at any time , let alone a quarter to two on Sunday morning . |
| 15 | Raconteur and raisonneur , in his art as in his personal life , he is a concealed author who is evident enough in his hotly opinionated fiction : he is not given to expounding his own passionate opinions there , but can be recognised without difficulty in almost every aspect of every one of his novels , including the speech assigned to his often disputatious characters . |
| 16 | This may be unfair on her , but it probably helps the Community to have Mrs Cresson threatening to block Japanese exports if ‘ reciprocal access ’ is not given to European goods in Japan . |
| 17 | She is not given to grieving . |
| 18 | I daresay you find this strange and may think I am ungrateful when after all I have been given the chance to set up for myself which is not given to many of our station but it is a surprise to me too . |
| 19 | There is a Joy that is not given to those who do not love you ( O God ) , but only to those who love you for your own sake . |
| 20 | the ‘ evidence ’ comes from the subject himself and is not given to him by another person . |
| 21 | Clearly assistance is not given to all kin invariably and whatever the circumstances , but are there certain relationships where it is given almost automatically ? |
| 22 | For ‘ The Phoenix and the Turtle ’ , another poem , a different problem , Shakespeare could celebrate the union of those two birds on an emblematic , almost mystical level : The paradoxes are as bewildering as the mystery of the Holy Trinity : Mysterious and desirable though such a union may be , it is not given to human beings , and in the Sonnets it does not take place . |
| 23 | He is unencumbered with theory , is not given to comparing his work with that of others , tends not to perceive his classroom activities in a broader context , and values his classroom autonomy . |
| 24 | Alas , it is not given to most of us to be sort of genius Edgar Allan Poe was ( most of the time ) , or even to be able to walk in his footsteps like Conan Doyle , G.K. Chesterton , Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie , with those steps getting fainter and fainter along the way . |
| 25 | When respect is not given to our tears we are denied the relief they can bring . |
| 26 | If the interpretation of the point is not given to the ordinary courts then the error will not be an error of law at all ; the criterion laid down by the tribunal will be the accepted standard . |
| 27 | If to tax and to please , no more than to love and be wise , is not given to man , may I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment on seeking to do the impossible . |
| 28 | All the preceding research and analysis can be sabotaged in seconds if careful thought is not given to the initial approach . |
| 29 | It is quite simple : to acquire contemplation means much time and hard work , and it is not given to anyone any time anyhow , even though its possession brings unspeakable joy . |
| 30 | But they also stress that if time and attention is not given to younger pupils , the cost could be great . |